EP2356685A1 - Heterostrukturelement mit geringer barrierenhöhe und hoher stromdichte - Google Patents
Heterostrukturelement mit geringer barrierenhöhe und hoher stromdichteInfo
- Publication number
- EP2356685A1 EP2356685A1 EP09764450A EP09764450A EP2356685A1 EP 2356685 A1 EP2356685 A1 EP 2356685A1 EP 09764450 A EP09764450 A EP 09764450A EP 09764450 A EP09764450 A EP 09764450A EP 2356685 A1 EP2356685 A1 EP 2356685A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- semiconductor layer
- opening
- heterostructure
- layer
- metal contact
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D8/00—Diodes
- H10D8/60—Schottky-barrier diodes
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D30/00—Field-effect transistors [FET]
- H10D30/40—FETs having zero-dimensional [0D], one-dimensional [1D] or two-dimensional [2D] charge carrier gas channels
- H10D30/47—FETs having zero-dimensional [0D], one-dimensional [1D] or two-dimensional [2D] charge carrier gas channels having two-dimensional [2D] charge carrier gas channels, e.g. nanoribbon FETs or high electron mobility transistors [HEMT]
- H10D30/471—High electron mobility transistors [HEMT] or high hole mobility transistors [HHMT]
- H10D30/475—High electron mobility transistors [HEMT] or high hole mobility transistors [HHMT] having wider bandgap layer formed on top of lower bandgap active layer, e.g. undoped barrier HEMTs such as i-AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
- H10D30/4755—High electron mobility transistors [HEMT] or high hole mobility transistors [HHMT] having wider bandgap layer formed on top of lower bandgap active layer, e.g. undoped barrier HEMTs such as i-AlGaN/GaN HEMTs having wide bandgap charge-carrier supplying layers, e.g. modulation doped HEMTs such as n-AlGaAs/GaAs HEMTs
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D64/00—Electrodes of devices having potential barriers
- H10D64/20—Electrodes characterised by their shapes, relative sizes or dispositions
- H10D64/27—Electrodes not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated or switched, e.g. gates
- H10D64/311—Gate electrodes for field-effect devices
- H10D64/411—Gate electrodes for field-effect devices for FETs
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D30/00—Field-effect transistors [FET]
- H10D30/60—Insulated-gate field-effect transistors [IGFET]
- H10D30/67—Thin-film transistors [TFT]
- H10D30/6729—Thin-film transistors [TFT] characterised by the electrodes
- H10D30/6737—Thin-film transistors [TFT] characterised by the electrodes characterised by the electrode materials
- H10D30/6738—Schottky barrier electrodes
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D30/00—Field-effect transistors [FET]
- H10D30/60—Insulated-gate field-effect transistors [IGFET]
- H10D30/67—Thin-film transistors [TFT]
- H10D30/674—Thin-film transistors [TFT] characterised by the active materials
- H10D30/675—Group III-V materials, Group II-VI materials, Group IV-VI materials, selenium or tellurium
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D62/00—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers
- H10D62/80—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers characterised by the materials
- H10D62/82—Heterojunctions
- H10D62/824—Heterojunctions comprising only Group III-V materials heterojunctions, e.g. GaN/AlGaN heterojunctions
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D62/00—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers
- H10D62/80—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers characterised by the materials
- H10D62/85—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers characterised by the materials being Group III-V materials, e.g. GaAs
- H10D62/8503—Nitride Group III-V materials, e.g. AlN or GaN
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D64/00—Electrodes of devices having potential barriers
- H10D64/60—Electrodes characterised by their materials
- H10D64/64—Electrodes comprising a Schottky barrier to a semiconductor
Definitions
- Heterostructure element with low barrier height and high current density with low barrier height and high current density
- the invention relates to a heterostructure element, such as a Schottky diode or a transistor, which has a high current density at low barrier height.
- heterostructural elements are their threshold voltage, which corresponds to the barrier height of the corresponding element.
- the operating voltage is kept as low as possible, since the power loss of the corresponding element is reduced as the input voltage decreases.
- it is desirable to allow the largest possible current flow in the heterostructure elements which is achieved by a large charge carrier density in the boundary region between layers of the heterostructure element and corresponds to a large layer conductivity.
- Schottky diodes are used e.g. used as protection diodes for voltage reduction of induction voltages (freewheeling diode) or as rectifier diodes in switching power supplies and allow switching frequencies up to the MHz range or beyond.
- Schottky diodes Due to the low power loss and the fast switching speed, these diodes are well suited for high-frequency applications down to the microwave range or for detector circuits as a demodulator. Schottky diodes will continue to be in fast Logic circuits (digital technology) used. They prevent saturation of the transistor due to their low forward voltage and enable faster or lower-power switching.
- Schottky diodes As a semiconductor material for Schottky diodes usually silicon for voltages up to 250 V or GaAs or SiGe is used. SiC- or GaN-based Schottky diodes are generally used for the higher voltage classes 300 V, 600 V and 1200 V and higher. Other semiconductors can also be used.
- SiC- or GaN-based Schottky diodes offer a number of advantages over conventional silicon diodes in power electronics. Since they have almost no forward and, above all, reverse recovery behavior, fast switching operations are possible.
- SiC- or GaN-based Schottky diodes as Kommutierungspartner for IGBT transistors considerable switching loss reductions in the diode itself but also in the transistor are possible because it does not need to take over scrubierier- urgistrom when restarting.
- SiC- or GaN-based Schottky diodes allow for barrier layer temperatures that are much higher than for silicon. This results in degrees of freedom in the system structure.
- Schottky diodes typically have a metal-semiconductor contact.
- the barrier height of this metal-semiconductor contact is dependent on the work function of the metal and the electron affinity of the semiconductor, based on the vacuum level in the band diagram. If the work function of the metal is greater than the electron affinity of the n-type semiconductor, the combination of both materials forms At the interface, there is a potential level which defines the barrier height of the diode.
- barrier height correlates with the work function difference. This means that the barrier height changes for different metals with different work functions.
- the metal contacts for the Schottky metallizations may also comprise a multi-layer metal system, e.g. Nickel / Au.
- Schottky diodes can be realized on the one hand as homostructure diodes and on the other hand as heterostructure diodes.
- a homostructure diode may be used e.g. Nickel / GaN, nickel / AlN, nickel / InN or mixed forms such as nickel / AlGaN, nickel / InAlN or the like.
- the metal contact can have one or more different metal layers.
- a Schottky diode may have layer sequences, such as e.g. Nickel / AlGaN / GaN, nickel / GaN / AlGaN / GaN, nickel / AlN / AlGaN / GaN or nickel / InAlN / GaN.
- the metal contact may have one or more different metal layers.
- Transistors may for example be realized in a similar form.
- a Schottky diode normally has an ohmic contact in addition to the Schottky contact the same surface as the Schottky contact (horizontal structure) may be disposed on the opposite surface of the heterostructure as the Schottky contact (vertical structure) or on an exposed part of each semiconductor on which the other semiconductor material is disposed ohmic contact is arranged on that side of the semiconductor carrying this semiconductor (mixed form of vertical and horizontal structure). Depending on the placement of the contacts, different diode characteristics may result.
- one or more dopants in the material system may be necessary.
- the heterostructure diodes usually show a higher current density than homostructure diodes, since a free two-dimensional electron gas forms due to the piezoelectric stresses at the interface between different semiconductor materials and thus a high charge carrier density is available.
- FIG. 1 shows barrier heights of the Group III nitride base systems GaN, AlN, InN and their ternary compounds.
- AlGaN and InAlN-based systems a significant increase in the barrier height with increasing aluminum content is accompanied by decreasing gallium content.
- the operating voltage of the Schottky diode with 40% aluminum is about 0.3 volts higher than the threshold voltage of the Schottky diode with 20% aluminum.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a heterostructure element which at the same time allows a high current density, but at the same time has a low threshold voltage.
- a heterostructure element which comprises at least a first and at least one at least one second semiconductor layer, which are arranged one above the other, particularly preferably touching each other, or arranged on top of each other.
- the first semiconductor layer is arranged with its underside on or above an upper side of the second semiconductor layer.
- the semiconductor layers can be arranged directly one on the other, ie adjacent to one another, but it is also possible for the semiconductor layers to be arranged one above the other with possible intermediate layers.
- the semiconductor layers are selected and arranged such that at least one conductive interface layer is formed between them.
- first semiconductor layer is the uppermost semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer is the lowermost semiconductor layer of the heterostructure element, in particular if between these more semiconductor layers are arranged.
- the heterostructure element according to the invention now also has at least one metal contact, at least partially in an opening which extends in the first semiconductor layer, and preferably also in the second semiconductor layer, through the first semiconductor layer and to a depth greater than or equal to zero extends into the second semiconductor layer.
- the said opening thus penetrates the first semiconductor layer.
- the opening and the contact penetrate all these intermediate layers.
- the first or second semiconductor layer may also be e.g.
- the metal contact can be invented According to the invention also be a gate or a gate contact. In the event that the metal contact extends with a depth of zero, that is to say not at all, into the second semiconductor layer, the opening ends on the upper side of the second semiconductor layer or on the second semiconductor layer
- the upper side of a semiconductor layer is a side facing that side of the heterostructure in which the opening opens.
- the lower side is the side opposite the upper side. If the opening extends into the second semiconductor layer with a depth greater than zero, then the opening in the second semiconductor layer is present as a depression, which can terminate in the second semiconductor layer or can pierce it.
- the opening may also be a trench or a depression.
- the opening it is possible for the opening to extend in one direction over the entire width of the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer and / or the heterostructure element so that it forms an incised trench.
- the opening and / or the metal contact extends through or pierces through all boundary layers or interfaces between adjacent semiconductor layers arranged on top of one another.
- the opening preferably extends to one Depth T of greater than or equal to 10 nm, preferably greater than or equal to 20 nm, more preferably greater than or equal to 40 nm and / or less than or equal to 100 nm, preferably less than or equal to 70 nm, more preferably less than or equal to 50 nm in the lowermost semiconductor layer ,
- the metal contact preferably extends out of the opening beyond the top side of the first semiconductor layer, so that a part of the metal contact is present outside the opening and above the upper side of the first semiconductor layer, preferably also on the upper side of the first semiconductor layer.
- a cross-sectional area and / or a diameter or circumference of the cross-sectional area of the metal contact in a section parallel to the upper side of the first semiconductor layer or parallel to the first semiconductor layer or the second semiconductor layer over the top of the first semiconductor layer, that is outside the opening, larger or equal to the corresponding cross-sectional area or the diameter or circumference thereof in the interior of the opening, or is greater than or equal to the corresponding cross-sectional area, the diameter or circumference of the opening itself.
- the cross-sectional area above the upper side of the first semiconductor layer, ie outside the opening is the same size as the cross-sectional area in the opening or the opening itself.
- a gate capacitance of the heterostructure element is determined by an effective area the metal contact effectively occupies the top of the first semiconductor layer.
- the effective area is in a first approximation, the total area of the metal contact over the top of the first semiconductor less the area of the underlying opening.
- the effective area of the metal contact ie the "mesa structure" is thus smaller in the structure according to the invention than in conventional heterostructure elements.
- the metal contact can fill up the opening completely or partially, so that the volume of the opening is correspondingly wholly or partially filled by the metal of the metal contact. But it is also possible that the metal contact is formed in the opening as a layer which completely or partially covers an inner wall of the opening and / or the bottom of the opening. The metal contact is then a coating of the inner wall of the opening and / or the bottom thereof.
- the first semiconductor layer and / or the second semiconductor layer comprises or consists of group III nitride semiconductors.
- Such semiconductors may preferably used for the first semiconductor layer Al x Ga -x N and / or In x N x Ali_ comprise or consist thereof, x is preferably ⁇ 0.1, preferably ⁇ 0.2, particularly preferably ⁇ 0.3 and / or ⁇ 0.9, preferably ⁇ 0.7, more preferably ⁇ 0.6, particularly preferably ⁇ 0.4.
- the second semiconductor layer preferably comprises or consists of GaN.
- the at least one metal contact preferably comprises platinum, nickel and / or gold or consists thereof.
- the heterostructure element according to the invention may be a Schottky diode. As such, the heterostructure element has at least one ohmic contact which is arranged on the upper side of the first semiconductor layer or under the underside of the second semiconductor layer.
- the heterostructure element according to the invention can also be a transistor.
- At least two contacts may be formed on the upper side of the uppermost semiconductor layer, one being a source contact and a collector contact, respectively, and the other being a drain contact and an emitter contact, respectively.
- the metal contact then acts as a gate or as a base contact. Again, preferably, the metal contact and opening should pierce all interfaces between adjacent semiconductors.
- the further structure corresponds to that described for the Schottky diode. Even in the embodiment as a transistor, the barrier height and the capacitances are reduced.
- the opening may have differently shaped cross sections parallel to the surface of the first semiconductor layer or perpendicular to its direction. Preferably, it has a rectangular or circular cross-section.
- the metal contact then preferably has the same cross-sectional shape in the opening. Outside the opening on the upper side of the first semiconductor layer, the metal contact may have the same shape as the cross section of the opening, but it may also have a different shape.
- the heterostructure according to the invention allows high current densities with simultaneously low threshold voltage.
- group III nitride-based Schottky diodes and transistors having these advantageous properties can advantageously be realized.
- the structure according to the invention can be used in all types of material and layer combinations, in particular of Group III nitrides.
- the barrier height is almost independent of the material composition when using the "mesa gate technology" according to the invention and is approximately 0.8 V, as can be seen in FIG.
- AlGaN / GaN heterodiode means that although the aluminum content for diodes with increased current density increases, the barrier height and thus the threshold voltage remains the same. It thus sets a constant operating voltage for diodes of any current density.
- Group III nitride-based diodes with structure according to the invention can be used in all electronic components.
- the group III-nitride-based Schottky diodes with the mesa-gate structure according to the invention show significant advantages due to the low power loss. These diodes can be used in high-frequency switching power supplies, in efficient inverters in hybrid drive technology or solar technology.
- inventive heterostructure elements as diodes and / or transistors as arrays of a multiplicity of such elements.
- interconnection techniques may be used, as described in WO 2008/155085 and / or in WO 2008/155083.
- FIG. 1 shows the barrier height of an AlGaN diode and an InAlN diode as a function of the aluminum content
- FIG. 2 shows current-voltage characteristics of Schottky
- FIG. 4 shows an example of a heterostructure element according to the invention, which here is a Schottky diode
- FIG. 5 shows a further example of a heterostructure element according to the invention, which in turn is a Schottky diode,
- FIG. 6 shows a heterostructure element according to the invention with more than two semiconductor layers
- FIG. 7 shows a further heterostructure element according to the invention with more than two semiconductor layers
- FIG. 8 shows an example of a heterostructure element according to the invention, which is a transistor
- FIG. 9 shows the current-voltage characteristic of a bulkhead ky diode with inventive heterostructure compared to a conventional Schottky diode
- FIG. 10 shows the barrier height as a function of
- Composition of a conventional Schottky diode compared to a Schottky diode with heterostructure according to the invention Composition of a conventional Schottky diode compared to a Schottky diode with heterostructure according to the invention.
- Figure 2 shows the current-voltage characteristics of conventional AlGaN / GaN Schottky diodes, wherein the Schottky diode in which the AlGaN layer has an aluminum content of 20% is shown in triangles and the Schottky diode in which the corresponding layer has an aluminum content has 40%, with squares.
- a low aluminum content in this case 20%
- a desired low threshold voltage in the example shown approx. 1 volt
- a high series resistance which here corresponds to the inverse slope of the curve.
- an aluminum content of 40% shows a significantly lower series resistance, the operating voltage is increased and in the example shown is approximately 1.4 volts.
- FIG. 3 shows three examples of designs of conventional heterostructures, which here represent Schottky diodes with metal contacts 1. It shows here part of Figure A is a vertical construction, part of a horizontal B B construction and part C a mixed form of vertical and horizontal design.
- the diodes comprise an AlGaN layer 2, which is arranged on a GaN layer 3, touching it.
- the metal contact 1 is always arranged on the AlGaN layer 2 and only in contact with this layer.
- the Bottom of the metal contact 1 completely touches the AlGaN layer 2.
- the designs shown in the sub-figures A, B and C differ essentially by the arrangement of an ohmic contact 4, wel- in the vertical construction of Figure A to that of AlGaN Layer facing away bottom of the GaN layer is arranged.
- the ohmic contact is disposed on the AlGaN layer, on its upper side, on which also the metal contact 1 is arranged.
- the ohmic contact 4 is disposed on the GaN layer on the side where the AlGaN layer 2 is also located. In this case, however, the ohmic contact 4 is not in contact with the AlGaN layer 2 but is disposed on a part of the upper surface of the GaN layer 3 on which the AlGaN layer 2 is not disposed.
- FIG. 4 shows a first example of a heterostructure element according to the invention, which is designed here as a Schottky diode.
- an AlGaN layer 2 is arranged with its underside on an upper side of a GaN layer 3.
- the two layers 2 and 3 touch each other in the example shown, but intermediate layers are also possible.
- an ohmic contact 4 is arranged on an upper side of the AlGaN layer 2.
- the heterostructure according to the invention now has an opening 5, which extends from the upper side of the AlGaN layer 2 through the AlGaN layer 2 to a depth T into the GaN layer 3.
- the depth T is greater than zero in the example shown, but it may also be equal to zero, so that the opening 5 extends only to the surface of the GaN layer 3.
- the opening 5 is now filled with a metal contact 1.
- the metal contact 1 thus extends from the top of the AlGaN layer 2 through the AlGaN layer 2 through into the GaN layer 3.
- the metal contact 1 is also outside the opening 5 above the top of the AlGaN layer 2 and is to Part arranged on the surface of the AlGaN layer 2.
- a cross-sectional area Al of the metal contact 1 is therefore greater above the top of the AlGaN layer 2 than the corresponding cross-sectional area A2 within the opening 5.
- the cross-section of the opening parallel to the surface of the AlGaN layer may be circular or rectangular, for example.
- FIG. 5 shows a further example of a heterostructure element according to the invention, which in turn is designed as a Schottky diode.
- An AlGaN layer 2 and a GaN layer 3 are arranged as shown in FIG.
- an ohmic contact 4 is arranged on an upper side of the AlGaN layer 2, in turn, an ohmic contact 4 is arranged.
- An opening 5, a trench 5 or a depression 5 is introduced into the AlGaN layer 2 and the GaN layer 3 as shown in FIG.
- a metal contact 1 is housed in the opening 5, but this fills not completely, but only partially. In this case, the metal of the metal contact 1 forms a layer on an inner wall of the opening 5 and the bottom thereof. Inside, the opening 5 is empty.
- FIG. 5 shows a further example of a heterostructure element according to the invention, which in turn is designed as a Schottky diode.
- An AlGaN layer 2 and a GaN layer 3 are arranged as shown in FIG.
- the metal contact 1 also lies outside the opening on the upper side of the AlGaN layer 2, so that the outer dimensions of the contact 1 over the surface of the AlGaN layer 2 are greater than in the opening 5.
- the surfaces A1 and A2 may take any shapes in examples shown in Figs. As a rule, they are rectangles or circles.
- the surface A2 of the trench, the opening or the recess, the shape of the overlying Metal structure Al correspond, but may also assume a different shape from this form.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of a heterostructure element according to the invention, which in turn is designed as a Schottky diode.
- a GaN layer 3 is first applied to a buffer 8 as in the previous examples.
- an Al-GaN layer 2 is arranged, on which in turn a cap layer 6 is applied, which may comprise, for example AlN or GaN or may consist thereof.
- the opening 5 is arranged as a layer on a wall and a bottom of the opening 5, extends from an upper side of the cap semiconductor layer 6 through this semiconductor layer 6 and through the AlGaN layer 2, through the intermediate layer 7 to a depth T into the GaN layer 3.
- the opening 5 and the metal contact 1 are so deep and extend through the semiconductor layers in such a way that they pierce all interfaces between in each case two adjoining semiconductor layers.
- a surface, an edge length or a diameter Al of the metal contact 1 outside the opening on the upper side of the layer 6 is larger than the corresponding dimension A2 inside the opening.
- Said dimension A2 is here, as in the other examples inside the opening above the Ground measured.
- an ohmic contact 4 is formed on the upper side of the cap layer 6, as is customary for a Schottky diode.
- FIG. 7 shows another example of a Schottky diode as a heterostructure element according to the invention, which is constructed in accordance with the Schottky diode shown in FIG. 6, so that the statements made with regard to FIG. 6 also apply to the Schottky diode shown in FIG.
- the layer 3 arranged on the buffer layer 8 is subdivided into three semiconductor layers 3a, 3b, 3c, which can be understood as individual semiconductor layers in the sense of the application.
- the underlying layer 3a is a GaN layer on which an AlGaN layer 3b is arranged, on which in turn a further GaN layer 3c is arranged.
- the opening 5 and the metal contact 1 extends through all the interfaces between adjacent semiconductors, so that all boundary layers are pierced by the opening and the metal contact.
- the bottom of the opening 5 is thus present on or in the lowest semiconductor layer, which is normally arranged on the buffer 8.
- FIG. 8 shows a heterostructure element according to the invention, which is designed as a transistor.
- the structure of the transistor shown in FIG. 8 essentially corresponds to that of the Schottky diode shown in FIG.
- an AlGaN layer 2 is arranged in contact with a GaN layer 3, so that a conductive interface layer is formed between the layers 2 and 3.
- An opening 5 with a metal contact 1 arranged therein pierces the AlGaN layer 2 and penetrates up to an An edge length, a diameter and / or an area of the metal contact 1 outside the opening on an upper side of the AlGaN layer 2 is greater than or equal to the corresponding dimension A2 in the interior of the opening 5 o
- the heterostructure element formed as a transistor also has further semiconductor layers, as shown, for example, in FIGS. 6 and 7 for a Schottky diode.
- the transistor has on the upper side of the AlGaN layer 2 two contacts 9 and 10, which act as source or drain contact or collector or emitter contact.
- the other features correspond to those described for the Schottky diodes in the preceding examples of the invention.
- FIG. 9 shows the current-voltage characteristic of a Schottky diode with heterostructure according to the invention (squares) and a conventional Schottky diode (circles).
- the exemplary comparison of these AlGaN / GaN hetero-Schottky diodes with structure according to the invention on the one hand and conventional technology on the other hand shows that the same material configuration results in a shift in the threshold voltage of about 0.3 volts, as shown in FIG. This allows the same current to be operated at a lower voltage.
- the power dissipation of the Schottky diodes having the structure of the present invention is reduced as compared with the conventional technology.
- FIG. 10 shows the barrier height of a heterostructure (squares) according to the invention and of a conventional heterostructure (circles) as a function of the composition of the heterostructure.
- the independent Speed of the barrier heights, of the material composition in a Schottky diode with inventive heterostructure is clearly visible.
- the barrier height is independent of the composition of the Al-GaN layer at about 0.8 volts.
- the barrier height for the conventional Schottky diode increases with increasing aluminum content in the AlGaN layer.
- the inventive heterostructure allows a significant reduction in gate capacitance in devices having a gate.
- the gate capacitance is determined, for example, by the area occupied by the metal contact on the AlGaN surface or planar in a trench, the so-called gate recess, in which the complete contact is present ,
- Structure is determined by the area that the metal contact effectively engages on the e.g. AlGaN layer of an AlGaN / GaN Schottky diode occupies.
- an effective gate area in a first approximation, the total area Al above the upper side of the upper semiconductor layer minus the etched area A2 in the opening 5 in FIGS. 4 and 5 can be considered.
- the effective gate area of a structure according to the invention (mesa gate structure) of e.g. AlGaN / GaN heterodiode smaller than that of a corresponding diode without such a structure.
- the effective reduced gate area of the mesa gate structure does not reduce the current density of the diode.
- the current density of the diode is determined primarily by the circumference of the diode Determined metal contact. Therefore, the current density of a mesa-gate Schottky diode according to the invention and a Schottky diode without mesa-gate structure according to the invention is identical from a geometric point of view, since only the extent of the area Al of the metal contact over the top of the first semiconductor layer is critical.
- the reduction of the effective gate area of the inventive mesa gate structure and the consequent reduction of the gate capacitance (from approximately 2.3 to approximately 1.2 at a gate voltage of 0 volt) enables fast charge transfer and switching times of the diodes.
- heterostructure according to the invention which will be briefly described below using the example of a GaN-based Schottky diode having a heterostructure according to the invention.
- the homogeneity of diode properties depends on the base material, in particular the semiconductor wafer, as well as on the process technology.
- the homogeneity of the semiconductor wafers may vary due to the manufacturing process over the wafer as well as from wafer to wafer and may be different.
- the AlGaN layer is in thickness and aluminum content. This results in fluctuations in the diode properties.
- the approach according to the invention reduces the influence of material fluctuations, such as, for example, aluminum content and AlGaN thickness, since, according to the invention, a trench, an opening or a recess at the location of the gate contact etched through the AlGaN layer to a depth T into the GaN layer using the example of an AlGaN / GaN heterodiode.
- material fluctuations such as, for example, aluminum content and AlGaN thickness
- a trench, an opening or a recess at the location of the gate contact etched through the AlGaN layer to a depth T into the GaN layer using the example of an AlGaN / GaN heterodiode By partially removing eg the AlGaN layer at the gate contact, more homogeneous diode properties are possible than with the conventional technology.
Landscapes
- Electrodes Of Semiconductors (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE102008058563 | 2008-11-21 | ||
| PCT/EP2009/008276 WO2010057651A1 (de) | 2008-11-21 | 2009-11-20 | Heterostrukturelement mit geringer barrierenhöhe und hoher stromdichte |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP2356685A1 true EP2356685A1 (de) | 2011-08-17 |
Family
ID=41600362
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP09764450A Withdrawn EP2356685A1 (de) | 2008-11-21 | 2009-11-20 | Heterostrukturelement mit geringer barrierenhöhe und hoher stromdichte |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP2356685A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2010057651A1 (de) |
Family Cites Families (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP5397825B2 (ja) * | 2007-05-18 | 2014-01-22 | サンケン電気株式会社 | 電界効果半導体装置 |
-
2009
- 2009-11-20 EP EP09764450A patent/EP2356685A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-11-20 WO PCT/EP2009/008276 patent/WO2010057651A1/de not_active Ceased
Non-Patent Citations (1)
| Title |
|---|
| See references of WO2010057651A1 * |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| WO2010057651A1 (de) | 2010-05-27 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| DE102009028555B4 (de) | Transistor | |
| DE102012107523B4 (de) | HEMT mit integrierter Diode mit niedriger Durchlassspannung | |
| DE102014213565B4 (de) | Halbleitervorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung derselben | |
| DE102015117394B4 (de) | Halbleiterbauelement | |
| DE112010001556B4 (de) | Rückdiffusionsunterdrückende Strukturen | |
| DE19600116C2 (de) | Doppelheterostruktur-HEMT | |
| DE102021108386B4 (de) | Isolationsstruktur für igbt-vorrichtungen mit einer integrierten diode und verfahren | |
| DE102005045542B4 (de) | Nicht-Planare III-Nitrid-Leistungshalbleitervorrichtung mit einem lateralen Leitungspfad | |
| DE102016114496A1 (de) | Lawinenrobuster quasi-vertikaler hemt | |
| DE102016120393A1 (de) | Bidirektionales III-Nitrid-Bauelement | |
| DE102015100387A1 (de) | Gruppe-III-Nitrid-Basierter Anreicherungstransistor | |
| DE102015118440A1 (de) | Halbleiterbauelement | |
| DE102013019851B4 (de) | Schottky-Diode mit reduzierter Flussspannung | |
| DE102016113735A1 (de) | Durchschlagfestes HEMT-Substrat und Bauelement | |
| DE102018131139B4 (de) | Halbleitervorrichtung | |
| DE102015120747B4 (de) | Transistorbauelement mit erhöhter gate-drain-kapazität | |
| DE102021127758A1 (de) | Halbleitervorrichtung und Herstellungsverfahren einer Halbleitervorrichtung | |
| DE60008047T2 (de) | Feldeffekt-Halbleiteranordnung | |
| DE102005014743B4 (de) | MOS-Feldplattentrench-Transistoreinrichtung | |
| DE102015108091A1 (de) | Transistoranordnung mit Leistungstransistoren und spannungslimitierenden Bauteilen | |
| DE112007000668B4 (de) | Gruppe-III-Nitrid-Leistungshalbleiter-Bauteil | |
| WO2021037422A1 (de) | Vertikaler feldeffekttransistor und verfahren zum ausbilden desselben | |
| EP4107785A1 (de) | Vertikaler feldeffekttransistor, verfahren zum herstellen desselben und bauelement aufweisend vertikale feldeffekttransistoren | |
| EP4049317A1 (de) | Vertikaler feldeffekttransistor und verfahren zum ausbilden desselben | |
| EP1488465B1 (de) | Halbleiteraufbau mit schaltelement und randelement |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
| 17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20110608 |
|
| AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR |
|
| RIN1 | Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected) |
Inventor name: KUNZE, MIKE Inventor name: DAUMILLER, INGO |
|
| DAX | Request for extension of the european patent (deleted) | ||
| 17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20130718 |
|
| 18D | Application deemed to be withdrawn |
Effective date: 20140301 |
|
| 19U | Interruption of proceedings before grant |
Effective date: 20130909 |
|
| 19W | Proceedings resumed before grant after interruption of proceedings |
Effective date: 20190801 |
|
| D18D | Application deemed to be withdrawn (deleted) | ||
| PUAJ | Public notification under rule 129 epc |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009425 |
|
| 32PN | Public notification |
Free format text: FESTSTELLUNG EINES RECHTSVERLUSTS NACH REGEL 112 (1) EPUE (EPA FORM 2021A VOM 24.03.2020) |
|
| STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN |
|
| 18D | Application deemed to be withdrawn |
Effective date: 20200201 |